One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
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The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.
Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.
While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
